Seeing that the situation was good, Fang Zhengyi pulled out the telescope that he had been hiding behind his back without hesitation.
He presented it with both hands and said loudly: "Your Majesty, on this happy occasion today, I have another auspicious sign to present!"
Emperor Jing looked at Fang Zheng holding a brass tube in one hand and asked curiously, "Oh? Fang Qing actually has a treasure to present to me. This really surprises me. Tell me about it!"
"Your Majesty! This object is called the Thousand Mile River and Mountain Mirror! Through this mirror, you can see a thousand miles away, and everything you see is the king's land!"
"This Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Mirror was made for Your Majesty with the love, patience, and filial piety of the people of Taoyuan County, plus ten thousand taels of silver."
"To symbolize that our Dajing River is everlasting and will last for thousands of years~"
As soon as Fang Zheng finished speaking, the officials' faces changed, and some began to cover their chests in pain.
As expected...a treacherous villain is a treacherous villain. Even if he has made some achievements, he will still be a bad guy!
Zheng Qiao gritted his teeth and pushed Li Yansong beside him.
"Mr. Li... Look at him! Look at him!"
Li Yansong was speechless and looked at Fang Zhengyi with a red face. It took him a long time to squeeze out a word from between his teeth.
"Damn it..."
The damn Fang Zhengyi seems to be here to slap me in the face. Every time I praise him, he immediately puts on a mean face. Is he trying to disgust me on purpose?
Emperor Jing took the telescope with a happy look on his face and kept saying "good".
Fang Zhengyi approached Emperor Jing with a flattering look on his face: "Your Majesty, you have to look at this thing vertically! The small end should be facing your eyes."
Emperor Jing picked up the telescope and looked outside the palace gate. He was immediately shocked.
Then he turned left twice and right twice, making admiring sounds continuously.
The ministers were also worried. Looking at His Majesty's reaction, could it be that... this thing could really see a thousand miles away as Fang Zhengyi said?
Of course, a telescope cannot see that far, but the ancients have always had the habit of exaggeration, so they dared to call a soldier with only a few hundred thousand soldiers a million strong.
Fang Zhengyi certainly wants to carry forward this glorious tradition. After all, bragging doesn't cost any money.
After a long while, Emperor Jing took in the scenery in the distance, put down the telescope and exclaimed: "Great! This thing is really amazing. It can see hundreds of feet away at a glance. If it is used on the battlefield, it will be no problem to predict the enemy's moves!"
"Fang Qing...this is another great achievement. How do you think I should reward you?"
Fang Zhengyi said modestly: "These are all efforts made by the people of Taoyuan County to express gratitude to Your Majesty. It's nothing more than spending a little more money. How dare I ask for anything in return!"
Emperor Jing looked at Fang Zheng and smiled. This kid is asking me for money in every word and every sentence. Well, then just give him the money!
So he said, "I have already felt the filial piety of Taoyuan County, and I will grant Taoyuan County... 100 taels of gold! You can take it."
Fang Zhengyi lowered his head and curled his lips in disdain.
Emperor Jing smiled awkwardly. He almost said tax exemption in his excitement just now.
But when I think about the annual output of Taoyuan County... forget about tax exemption! I'll give you some money.
Even so, Fang Zhengyi was already satisfied that he could get a hundred taels of gold from a broken telescope, and he quickly expressed his gratitude.
Emperor Jing continued, "Fang Qing, I wonder if there are more of this thing?"
"Yes! The initial manufacturing cost of this item is huge! But most of it is used in research and development. As long as the production link is opened up, it can be mass-produced!"
"If Your Majesty needs it, I will order Taoyuan County to step up production and supply the army!"
Emperor Jing nodded: "Okay, I will send someone to contact you later."
I just promoted sanitary napkins to the palace, and today I received an order from the military. It feels so good to be a salesperson in the palace.
Gao Xingjian suddenly saw Li Yuanzhao winking at him.
Fang Zheng understood what the prince meant. He was attracted by the telescope.
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Sure enough, as soon as the court meeting ended, Li Yuanzhao impatiently moved closer to Fang Zhengyi.
He said indignantly: "Old Fang, you are so mean! You have such a good thing and you didn't show it to me first!"
Fang Zheng glanced at him and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? There are plenty of things you want. Now that Yan Guoan is gone, no one can take care of us except those Hanlin scholars. I'll take you out of the palace! Let's go back to the East Palace first."
Li Yuanzhao was overjoyed when he heard this.
After the two returned to the East Palace, Fang Zhengyi immediately asked Li Yuanzhao with a serious face: "While I was away, where did you spend the money I gave you before?"
Li Yuanzhao chuckled: "It's nothing, just like what I said before. When you were away, I went to investigate the prices and found out that the corruption in the palace was so serious."
"Later, I asked Liu Jin to investigate the situation of the people and found that many people were starving, so I asked him to give all the silver away."
"Anyway, I don't want to repair the Tiger and Leopard Garden anymore. It's meaningless."
"Lao Fang, what do you think of my performance?" Li Yuanzhao looked smug, waiting to be praised.
Fang Zheng curled his lips and said, "Not very good."
Li Yuanzhao became anxious. He took out a notebook from his pocket, opened it and put it in front of Fang Zhengyi. There were names written on it, and each name was stamped with a red handprint.
"Look! This is a book for all the people. The people are grateful to me for receiving the silver. Old Fang, you are so short-sighted!"
Fang Zheng was speechless for a moment. Aren't you just spending money to buy merit?
"Your Highness, if you want to do these things just to express gratitude, then don't do it. Not only will the people not thank you in private, they may even laugh at you for being a sucker. Superheroes are all evil..."
"Superhero? Although this word is quite vulgar, it is quite appropriate when it is used on me!"
"................"
Then Li Yuanzhao said indignantly: "How did I become the scapegoat? I did good things sincerely, and the people thanked me sincerely! Lao Fang, you are too dark-minded!"
Fang Zhengyi felt helpless and was too lazy to explain any further. Some things just didn't make sense at the moment.
However, the method of directly throwing money will most likely not yield any profit and will even lead to people laughing at you behind your back. Based on Fang Zheng's many years of experience in the mud, he is not wrong...
While Fang Zheng was silent, Li Yuanzhao suddenly said awkwardly, "Old Fang, I'm out of money. When can we make money from sanitary napkins?"
Fang Zheng pondered over what Li Yuanzhao said, feeling that it sounded a bit awkward, and said nonchalantly, "Soon, in a few years we'll be able to make money, a lot of money!"
Li Yuanzhao said hesitantly, "That won't work. I still need to accumulate virtue and do good deeds. I want to make quick money. I can't wait for several years!"
"This..." Fang Zhengyi couldn't help but cover his forehead. Can giving money be addictive?
However, when he thought about making money, Fang Zhengyi became interested. Now that the prince could leave the palace at will, he had plenty of time to free up and could do whatever he wanted in the capital!
Besides, isn't it nice to make money under the banner of the prince?
Fang Zheng's eyes lit up and he asked, "Are there any festivals recently?"
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